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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Watermelon Smoothie - Pink Saturday

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I found myself alone for lunch today and didn't really feel like cooking. I wanted to stay away from sandwiches and thought a smoothie would be filling enough to carry me through the afternoon. I had a large piece of watermelon sitting in the refrigerator and decided to use it as the base for a smoothie. I have, in the past, found the National Watermelon Promotion Board to be a great source of recipes and, sure enough, they had a recipe for a simple smoothie that was just what I was looking for. There are a lot of recipes floating in cyberspace that sound more like milk shakes than smoothies and I really was looking for something lighter and more healthy. I liked the recipe because it uses yogurt as a thickener. It took five minutes to assemble this version of a watermelon smoothie. It was time well-spent. It's a delicious drink when made with ripe watermelon. I look forward to having it again. I think you might enjoy it as well. Here's the recipe.

Mary, I want to thank you for your dedication to providing us with wonderful recipes every day. Your blog is a "must see" daily for me & though I haven't tried many of the dishes, I enjoy reading about them. This smoothie is something I'll make when I buy a watermelon for pickles.

My mouth is watering, lol. The only thing I don't have is almond extract, but I have to go to the store later...we have company coming and I could practice and get it right...then serve something out of the ordinary, thanks for the rescue!

Hi Mary! I'm so happy you stopped by your site because it introduced me to your beautiful site. I love this recipe - especially the use of ginger. Beautiful photography and now that I'm following your site, I will be visiting again and again! Have a wonderful weekend.

Glad you found my blog and stopped by! Thank you for the lovely comment. The watermelon smoothie sounds delish! I could eat watermelon every day!! It was the only thing I ever craved when I was pregnant...not so easy to get in January in North Dakota!

Looks and sounds like perfect idea for a quick light summer lunch!In the summer we always get a whole watermelon, yesterday morning i made a similar smoothie.. i added Red raspberries , and non fat vanilla yogurt and honey, Yum!

Happy Pink Saturday Mary Sweetie...Oh Mary, you had me at Watermelon Smoothie. I love it. Sounds so great and so refreshing today. It is going to be another scorcher for sure. I love it when you share you recipes. They are always the BEST. If you have tested it, then I know it is GREAT.

Love the picture of the large floral baskets. Are they petunias? My gosh the color is so vibrant and they are huge in size.

Mary...too bad you don't live closer...I would have invited you for lunch any day ;o)

Watermelon is not Hubby's favourite fruit...however, I can have a bath in it LOL

I usually avoid the ice cubes...instead...I rather cut up the fruit in very small chunks...pop it on a tray and into the freezer for 10 min. It cuts down on the watery icey feeling I'm not crazy about.

Oh me oh my... another watermelon recipe just in the nick of time for me to start harvesting all my watermelons!This truly looks good, and I love the ginger idea in it. That will be nice. I cannot wait to try this!!

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